[ntg816]

Thanks for your help. There seems to be a lot of variety in your replies. I worry about giving something away by the size of my bets. Of course, I think of my bets as totally transparent, but I have a biased opinion since I actually know my cards.

I wasn't referring to any particular time in a tournament, whether it be the beginning, middle, or end, but I do see where that plays a factor. I guess I was asking when playing against other players with similar stacks, even if it is later in a tournament. I find myself much more uncomfortable calling a pot sized bet from a simliar stack than a smaller bet, even if it is still half the pot.

I guess I am trying to reverse my apprehension and put it on the other player with the pot sized bet. And by the way, I have read Cloutier's book about the pot sized bet, that is where the basis of this question comes from.